Any kind of Pasta served with Pizza Pasta Sauce & any Pizza Toppings you want to include with Cheese. Make a Pizza Pasta Melt, Pasta Bake or Casserole. So gather the type of Pasta you want, your Toppings and some Mozzarella Cheese, because I got a Tasty Pizza Pasta Sauce for this dish. Oh, I got names too! From Pizzetti (made with Spaghetti), Pizzappi (with Cavatappi), Pizzaroni (with Macaroni), Pizzatoni (with Rotini), Pizzenne (with Penne), right down to the Cheese Melts like the Pizzappi Melt or emptied into a casserole and topped with Cheese for a Pizza Pasta Casserole or single serve Au Gratin dish for a Pizza Pasta Bake. However you decide to create your dish, it's the coming together of Pasta, Pizza Sauce, Toppings/Fillings, and some Cheese for not only a quick meal, but a satisfying Belly Smile too.
Servings: 4 portions
Equipment
- 1 Pasta Pot with inner basket, tongs or spider
- 1 Digital Scale
- 1 Large Skillet with Lid
- 2 Bowls for the weighed out Pizza Pasta Sauce & Cheese
Ingredients
- 300 g Pasta
- 16 C Water
- 2 Tbl Sea Salt
- 400 g Choice of Pizza Toppings/Fillings - anywhere from 1/2 lb - 1 lb total
- 600 g Pizza Pasta Sauce - prepared
- 200 g Mozzarella Cheese - or 3:1 Mozza & Provolone Cheese Blend
Instructions
- Fill the Pasta pot up with 16 cups of water & 2 Tbl of Sea Salt to bring to a boil on the back burner. Weigh out 300g of Pasta and set aside.Prepare the Pizza Pasta Sauce and weigh out 600g into a bowl, set aside for now.Prepare your choice of Toppings/Fillings to get a total of 1/2 lb - 1 lb.Shred the Cheese, weighing out 200g, and set aside.
- Add the Pasta to the Boiling water and boil until the pasta is al dente. Cook any toppings that need to be cooked in the skillet. Optionally add any Cured Meats or Vegetables to fry briefly right before adding the sauce.In some cases, depending on your toppings. They will need to be cooked before adding the pasta to the pot.
- When about 5 minutes of cook time remain for the Pasta, add the Pizza Pasta Sauce to heat through over medium heat and await the Pasta. If it splatters too much, remove it from the heat to await the pasta.
- Once the pasta is Al Dente, strain out with the inner basket or use a spider to scoop out all the short pasta or tongs for long pasta and add it directly to the skillet with the Fillings & Sauce. Mix well and continue to cook for a few minutes while mixing. It can be served like this for Pizza Pasta, usually with long pasta like Spaghetti or Cheese added for a Pizza Pasta Melt.
- Sprinkle Cheese on top, cover and remove from the heat to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Ensure all the Toppings that need to be cooked are cooked with the Sauce added and heated through, ready for the Pasta by the time the Pasta is done. If they won't be ready, then cook your Toppings first, and then throw everything together to heat through by the time the Pasta is ready to be added.
Optionally, any cured meats like Pepperoni, Salami or Ham and Vegetables can be added in to fry for a minute or so before adding the Pizza Pastas Sauce to heat through and await the Pasta.